Select cases, and consultations, in physick. / By the late eminent John Woodward, M.D. ... Now first published by Dr. Peter Templeman.

  • John Woodward
Date:
MDCCLVII. [1757]
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Credit: Select cases, and consultations, in physick. / By the late eminent John Woodward, M.D. ... Now first published by Dr. Peter Templeman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    they came on. Her Appetite was very good till her Diftempers came on; when it fell off. She is frequently, if not confbantly oppreffed with Wind in her Stomach, and a tenfive Pain, wind in her with an almoft continual Pain in the Small of stomach, her Back, and a Senfe of an Opening and Shut- Pain of the ting in the fame Part, efpecially upon any Fright. Back^witha At the fame Time ihe has ufually a Pulfation Senfe of in the Mould and on the Left Side of her Head, shutting,*111*1 with a Noile in her Left Ear; in which Ihe has particularly- had live or fix Impofthumations at feveral Times. Flight! The fir It Symptoms were ever a Pulfation in her Pulfation of Ear: then a tenfive Pain and Fullnefs : laftly, impofthums a fudden Crafh and Noife, with a Difcharge ofoftheLeft three or four Spoonfuls of bloody Matter. Be¬ fore the frit broke, the Pain was vehement be¬ yond Exprefion: She had a Senfe of Fullnefs in her Head, which increafed till fie loft Senfe, had never any Sleep, and was diftradted for near three Weeks, till the Apofthume broke. She had two others in Half a -Year; fo that fhe had little Refpit for that Time. She has had three fince, which have not been near fo trouble- fome. During her nrft Floudings, fhe had OftheFioua- violent Pains in her Back, and the Bottom oiings* her Belly. But of her later and greater Floud- ing, the Pains were lefs, tho5 her Weaknefs was greater. She had once a Fit upon a Fright, in which fhe lay as dead for three or four Hours. Her Fingers have been frequently as dead, and Fingers dead, her Nails black, efpecially in a Morning when Le^cmmp- fhe awakes, or when Hie is cold. She has feme- ed- times Cramps in the Calves of her Legs. She ^IheHeai^ has had frequent Palpitations of the Heart, efpe- oPpreffions daily on Motion or much Talking. At the fame oftheBreaft* Time fhe has an Oppreffion of her Bread, and flight Difficulty of Breathing, She has fre- B 3 quently
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